A sleeveless cocktail dress of gold coloured silk net, the skirt with shaped flounces of embroidered net embellished with beadwork fringing and sequins, with a sash at the waist, mid 1920s; and a dress of ivory satin woven with self-coloured lace patterns and brocaded in gilt metal threads with sprays of flowers, the shoulder straps embellished with diament pastes, probably a court dress, 1930s, altered from a dress circa 1910-20

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A sleeveless cocktail dress of gold coloured silk net, the skirt with shaped flounces of embroidered net embellished with beadwork fringing and sequins, with a sash at the waist, mid 1920s; and a dress of ivory satin woven with self-coloured lace patterns and brocaded in gilt metal threads with sprays of flowers, the shoulder straps embellished with diament pastes, probably a court dress, 1930s, altered from a dress circa 1910-20

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